Reel.



H. M. DANKER.`

REEL.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 9, 190e.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

. UNITED sTATEs PATENTOFFIOE 'HIIGO'IL` DANKER, or AUsTIN, ILLINOIS,AssIGu on or ONE-HALF .To esame a naar ooiiraunor CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, aCORPORATION oF IL LINoIs.

REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicationled May 9, 1908. Serial No. 431,764.

to the core which is positioned 'within the coil, cordage or Wire. Thecoil, cordage or wire instead of being Wound on-a wooden,

'paper or equivalent core at the factory, is

shipped without a core thus saving the consumer the cost of cordage orother material equivalent to the Weight of the core, as Well as freighton the core. When itis desired to place the coil on a reel or the like,it is necessary to force the core or the equivalent through the coil',an operation which is sometimes diiicult owing to the flattening of thecoil and the consequent disariangexnent of the coil at the openingtherethrough. y

My improved reel and Core give a very satisfactory construction forcoils of the kind l described.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangementand combination of parts herein shown and described and more'particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings wherein like references characters indicate like orcorresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of'a coil ofcordage, Fig. 2 yis a longitudinal sectional view of a reel and vcorewith the coil positioned thereon, Fig. 3 is an ebd elevation of thesame, Fig. 4 is a sectional view of one end of the core and portion ofthe reel shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 5 a sectional View of one end the corewith the removable end in operative position, Fig. 6 is a sectional Viewof a slightly modified form of core and removable end, and Fig. 7 is asectional View 'of `nother slightly modified form.

A Referring to the drawings, 1 is the coil and 2 a core therefor. Thepreferred form of reel for supporting the core is clearly shown in Fig.2, in which the core 2 is arranged on a tube 5 preferably removable ends6 and 7 of any suitable form being positioned at the ends of the core.As shown :ne removable ends are made in the form of cross bars, it beingobvious that they may be of any other form arranged in any other yPaterna@ .rai-1. 12, ieee.A A

suitable Way. The end 6 is provided with:

a collar 8 and preferably secured 'to the tube 5 byv means of a lock orset screw 9 or its equivalent. The other end 7 is positioned at theopposite end of the core on the tube 5, the tubebeing preferablythreaded'and the end 7 retained on the bar by means of'. a.

suitable locking member l0 cooperating with the threads on the tube. Thelreel may be supported in any suitable way, as sliown a supporting bar 4isextended through the tube 5 and supported by means Of a bail 17 or itsequivalent. The supporting bar et may be' prevented from becomingdisplaced by means of a collar 11 and set screw 11 or their. equivalentarranged between the bail and tube 5.

Then the coil comes from the factory it is substantially as shown inFig. 1, the same being probably flattened to a more or less extent.Whether the coil is flattened at the opening' or not it is preferable tohave the Core fit. tightly in the opening so that it would be difficult,or Aimpossible in mostcases, to force the Coiltherethrough if the endswere square or substantially so. In order to facilitate the positioningof the core Within the coil, I provide in the preferred construction a.removable tapered end therefor. In the form shown in Figs. 2. 4 and 5. Iprovide a removableend 3 which is normally substantially positionedWithin the .core as shown in Fig. 4 When the core 2 'is positioned onthe reel.l When it is desired to insert the core in a coil or the likepreparatory to placing -the same' on the reel, the core 2 is removedfrom the tube by removing locking members l1, l0 and the cross bar 7.The end 3 of the core is then removed from its recess in the core andinserted therein in a reversed position or substantially as shown inFig. As shown, the core is preferably provided with a shoulder 12 withinthe recess for the end 3 to butt againstivhile forcing the core throughthe coil. The core may be constructed in any other suitable Way adaptedto be used on a paper core'or the like, the end being extended as at 14adapted to fit into a recess 15 in the core. As shown in this gure theends 3 may be extended to the opposite end of the core as at 16, to takea strain oif the core While forcing the same through the coil.

Having thus described my invention it is obvious that the core and itsremovable end,

may be made of any suitable material or reinforcedin any preferred wayand that various-"immaterial modificationsA may be made in the form ordesign shown or that the same may beapplicable to other styles of reelsand A9p material mentioned, hence I do not wish tol be understood aslimiting myself to the exact construction, arrangement and combinationof parts shown and described.

Witnesses:

1.' In a device of the kind described and in combination a core and aremovable substantiall provide with a recess therein at one end thereofadapted to receive either end of said removable member.

2.. In a device ofthe kind described and in combination, a core and aremovable substantiall ta ered end therefor, said core provided witthereof and with a shoulder Within said recess, zand adapted to receiveeither end of said removable member.

I-n testimony` whereof,-, I have hereunto,

tapered end therefor, said Core a .recess therein at one endsigned myname in the presencey of two sub- 40 scribing witnesses.

HUGO M. VIDANKER.

'Ror- HILL, Ciminna I; Conn..

